Coal City Man Pleads Guilty To Aggravated Assault
A Coal City man William Black Jr 24 pleaded guilty in Grundy County Circuit Court to aggravated assault for an Oct 2 1977 incident with Trooper Rodney Soper after a speeding stop on Interstate 55 Illinois 129. He originally faced aggravated battery and was fined 200 plus 25 costs.
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Coal City
Grundy County
William Black Jr
Rodney Soper
Soper
Black
Interstate 55
Illinois 129
Mark Knop
Union St
Robert Cook
Bolingbrook Probes Assault Linked to Morris Man
Bolingbrook police continue the assault investigation after a Morris man, 27, Robert J. Boyer of 1901 Lisbon St., is linked by car plate to the crime scene at a Shell station near Illinois 53 and I-55. No charges yet. Boyer remains at large as authorities verify driver status and possible improper registration. A window at Book and Gift Shop, 418 Liberty St., was found damaged but entry was not made, with nearby basement window also kicked but not entered.
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Bolingbrook
Morris
Park Lake Village
Robert J. Boyer
Lisbon St
Illinois 53
Interstate 55
Boyer
Syd Reeve
de Pue
Bureau County
Liberty St
Patients Opposed to Risks in Life Prolonging Treatments
Boston AP report notes seriously ill elderly patients prefer guaranteed survival over potential long term cure via dangerous operations. A New England Journal study cites 14 lung cancer patients who favored lower immediate risk even with shorter five year prospects. Doctors McNeil Weichselbaum Pauker urge discussing risks and benefits to align treatment with patient values.
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Boston
Barbara McNeil
Ralph Weichselbaum
Harvard Medical School
Stephen Pauker
Tufts New England Medical Center
New England Journal of Medicine
Probation Revoke Sought for Coal City Youth
A 15 year old Coal City youth faces a probation revocation in Grundy County Circuit Court after a Tennessee car theft conviction. The youth, held at the Grundy County Juvenile Detention Facility, had been placed on probation August 9 and sent to live with his father in Tennessee. The June 16 theft of a car from 125 S Broadway St Coal City is cited, and the revocation petition follows his Tuesday arrest in Coal City.
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Coal City
Grundy County
James Flood
Tennessee
Douglas Wills
S. Broadway St
Flood
Damage to Edison regulator control box in Morris
Police investigate damage to a Commonwealth Edison voltage regulator control box on the north side of the East U.S. 6 and Illinois 47 intersection. A high caliber bullet caused the damage estimated at 700 dollars. Edison employee Jerry Nelson notified authorities after finding the damage at 9 15 p m Wednesday. Investigators believe the box was shot in the last few days and Morris police are handling the probe.
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Commonwealth Edison
U.S. 6
Illinois 47
Edison
Jerry Nelson
Morris
Gardner Woman Released After Dwight Crash Injuries
Mrs. Janice Tambling, 51, of 203 Peck Street, was discharged from Morris Hospital after a December 3 car truck collision at Illinois 47 and Interstate 55. Her husband Morgan Tambling, 55, who drove the car, remained hospitalized in fair condition. The semi tractor truck struck their vehicle broadside.
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Gardner
Dwight
Morris Hospital
Janice Tambling
Peck St
Morgan
Illinois 47
Interstate 55
Muskie Trial Driver Fined For Speeding On I-80
Brian Shaputis aged 20 of Rte. 1 Muskie Trial was fined 25 dollars and 10 dollars costs for driving 74 mph in a 55 mph zone. He was charged November 30 by Trooper J C Parkinson on Interstate 80 about 10 miles east of Illinois 47.
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Brian Shaputis
Rte. 1
Muskie
J. C. Parkinson
Illinois
Vandals roll over Joliet man's car into ditch
A Joliet man reported his 1976 Subaru station wagon damaged after fellow vandals rolled it into a ditch along Pine Bluff Road near Dresden Road. The car, left on the road to recharge its battery, ended up on its top in the north ditch with about $1,000 damage.
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Joliet
Pine Bluff
Dresden Rd
Lee Bebb
Meridian Dr
Grundy County
Craig Williamson
Bebb
North Ditch
Williamson
Voice of the People condemns 40 percent state salary hike
Public outrage over a 40 percent raise for state legislators prompts calls for a special session to rescind the increases. Citizens urge Gov James Thompson and lawmakers Ray Christensen George Ryan Ed McBroom and Senator Jerry Joyce to act in the people's will and contact officials with protests.
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James Thompson
Ray Christensen
George Ryan
Ed McBroom
Gov. Thompson
Jerry Joyce
Nation's farm population continues to decline
A government report based on 1977 surveys shows the farm population at 7.8 million, with 4.072 million males and 3.734 million females, a sex ratio of 109 males per 100 females on farms. The report notes older and younger farm women migrate, leaving more farm households headed by married couples and farm women tending to be counted as married with husband present. Fertility among farm women 18 to 44 is higher than nonfarm women, while farm incomes lag nonfarm households by more than 20 percent. The farm population has declined from about 8.25 million in 1976 and 15.6 million in 1960.
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Washington
Departments of Commerce and Agriculture
U.S
Soviet Union
Agriculture Department
Region IX Health Systems Agency Elects 25 Member Executive Committee
At the December 13 board meeting Region IX Health Systems Agency elected a 25 member executive committee. Elected from Grundy Kendall Kankakee and Will counties are named individuals with roles including president, vice president, secretary and treasurer for 1979.
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Region IX Health Systems Agency, Inc
William Lumry
Donald Botkin
Jeffery Todd
Grundy County
Viola Leifheit
Jannette Nelson
Kendall County
Bertha Roger
Eugene Daniels
Byron Wallace
Curtis Brady
Nicholas Slimack
M.D
Robert Miller
Kankakee County
Will County
William Abbey
Charles Cain
Alan Deatherage
Joni Harrell
William Palmer
Elected National and State Officials List
A compiled roster of current national and state officials including senators and representatives with names party affiliations and contact details. Entries cover Sen Charles Percy and Sen Adlai Stevenson with Washington and Chicago offices, plus state reps McBroom Ryan Joyce Corcoran and Christensen and Rep Ray Christensen, with district and office addresses and phone numbers.
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Tom Corcoran
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C
Worry Clinic Talks Church Music and Hymn Choice
Vera D aged 18 asks Dr George W Crane about why church music fails to arouse old memories and teen ideals. he argues directors should use familiar Christmas songs and local anecdotes to lift emotion before sermons while critiquing clergymen and music selections. He cites Birch Bayh and polls about canal funding, urging readers to contact Crane for his booklets.
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Vera
Vera D
Dear Ann Landers Advice on Houseguest Dilemmas
A reader writes about in-law visitors from Europe causing tension over chores and space. Dear Stuck suggests quietly guiding the mother-in-law to use the dishwasher after she finishes, while familiar readers weigh in on hospitality and etiquette amid playful quips about bridge and social boundaries.
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Ann
Europe
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Ower
Verona
Sather
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Braceville
Roy Christensen
Jackson St
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Bond
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